'Talentless' Floyd were in the Pink; MUSIC.Byline: By MARK JEFFERIES Mark Jefferies was a bushranger, serial killer and cannibal in the early 19th century in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia). Crimes Jefferies was known to have murdered and eaten at least four adults during his escape from Macquarie Harbour by land. PINK Floyd  This article includes inline links to audio files. If you have trouble playing the files, see Wikipedia Media help. star David Gilmour has revealed the secret of their
success - lack of musical talent.
He says the band had to be different because they were not good enough to play blues like other groups of the era. So they became legends after developing their own "spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" , atmospheric" sound by accident. The singer and guitarist, 62, said: "We were never the most proficient musicians. "When the band started, Pink Floyd were unique in that they weren't great blues players. In fact, we never did become that musically accomplished. "And that's what pushes you to try other things." Gilmour spoke after Uncut magazine listed the band's top 30 tunes. He was delighted their tribute to original member Syd Barrett - Shine On You Crazy Diamond from the album Wish You Were Here - was named their best in a celebrity survey by the mag. CAPTION(S): ADMISSION David Gilmour |
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